Despite a robust current ratio of 6.02, the company's liquidity is under pressure as cash reserves have declined by over 80% since 2023Q4 to $559.4 million.
| Metric | TTM | Dec'25 | Dec'24 | Dec'23 | Dec'22 | Dec'21 | Dec'20 | Dec'19 | Dec'18 | Dec'17 | Dec'16 | Dec'15 | Dec'14 | Dec'13 | Dec'12 | Dec'11 | Dec'10 | Dec'09 | Dec'08 | Dec'07 |
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| Total Current Assets | 2.56B | 2.69B | 2.63B | 3.58B | 4.89B | 1.74B | 180.27M | 174.33M | 160.07M | 142.36M | 73.3M | 88.78M | 121.95M | 91.14M | 96.51M | 179.45M | 236.52M | 120.92M | 33.95M | 0 |
| Cash & Short-Term Investments | 1.92B | 2.07B | 2.1B | 3.04B | 3.51B | 1B | 76.6M | 51.84M | 87.23M | 60.68M | 15.99M | 14.49M | 7.07M | 7.83M | 6.68M | 92.7M | 203.64M | 81.41M | 3.3M | 0 |
| Cash Only | 559.42M | 980.29M | 1.01B | 3.04B | 3.5B | 723.77M | 76.6M | 51.84M | 65.42M | 60.68M | 15.99M | 14.49M | 7.07M | 7.83M | 6.68M | 92.7M | 203.64M | 81.41M | 3.3M | 0 |
| Short-Term Investments | 1.36B | 1.09B | 1.1B | 0 | 13.93M | 280.25M | 0 | 0 | 21.81M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Accounts Receivable | 20.78M | 135.52M | 55.17M | 116.39M | 1.13B | 365.91M | 282K | 5.67M | 10.11M | 21.49M | 19.39M | 31.19M | 68.94M | 32.74M | 39.02M | 33.63M | 16.08M | 16.71M | 2.44M | 0 |
| Days Sales Outstanding | 58.13 | 74.34 | 19.57 | 18.41 | 89.63 | 79.56 | 0.15 | 5.92 | 12.23 | 22.22 | 30.89 | 62.54 | 137.83 | 109.63 | 163.96 | 47.99 | 24.19 | 54.85 | 15.8 | - |
| Inventory | 258.28M | 169.1M | 149.94M | 173.27M | 169.52M | 327.77M | 49.24M | 39.3M | 15.45M | 19.6M | 12.28M | 10.72M | 9.58M | 10.5M | 15.14M | 24.18M | 11.24M | 4.72M | 4.81M | 0 |
| Days Inventory Outstanding | 85.48 | 76.84 | 44.06 | 45.6 | 51.54 | 205.71 | 40.69 | 53.16 | 27.71 | 34.17 | 30.15 | 27.07 | 25.11 | 28.37 | 44.45 | 51.99 | 30.06 | 24.86 | 90.51 | - |
| Other Current Assets | 365.92M | 321.14M | 323.07M | 224.65M | 73.8M | 41.88M | 44.58M | 64.44M | 42.94M | 45.51M | 19.73M | 32.03M | 41.57M | 39.86M | 5.11M | 7.98M | 5.78M | 13.09M | 20.43M | 0 |
| Total Non-Current Assets | 3.78B | 3.75B | 3.79B | 3.85B | 2.7B | 1.6B | 1.06B | 1.03B | 694.86M | 606.42M | 583.41M | 572.08M | 588.18M | 519.05M | 719.8M | 699.02M | 408.64M | 403.01M | 316.16M | 0 |
| Property, Plant & Equipment | 3.4B | 3.4B | 3.5B | 3.63B | 2.61B | 1.56B | 1.03B | 995.22M | 611.62M | 579.13M | 557.43M | 544.33M | 559.01M | 488.5M | 677.89M | 636.48M | 398.23M | 399.99M | 314.51M | 0 |
| Fixed Asset Turnover | 0.17x | 0.20x | 0.29x | 0.64x | 1.77x | 1.08x | 0.66x | 0.35x | 0.49x | 0.61x | 0.41x | 0.33x | 0.33x | 0.22x | 0.13x | 0.40x | 0.61x | 0.28x | 0.18x | - |
| Goodwill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Intangible Assets | 157.39M | 155.58M | 152.87M | 150.36M | 80.33M | 40.74M | 30.83M | 29.59M | 22.25M | 25.89M | 24.81M | 27.12M | 29.01M | 30.38M | 36.16M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Long-Term Investments | 161.38M | 63.21M | 27.64M | 25.03M | 0 | 0 | 685K | 642K | 650K | 687K | 582K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Non-Current Assets | 158.99M | 135.31M | 106.98M | 45.05M | 17.6M | 820K | 272K | 217K | 59.52M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169K | 174K | 4.69M | 44.65M | 8.76M | 1.55M | 761.04K | 0 |
| Total Assets | 6.34B | 6.45B | 6.42B | 7.43B | 7.59B | 3.34B | 1.24B | 1.2B | 854.93M | 748.78M | 656.71M | 660.85M | 710.13M | 610.2M | 816.31M | 878.48M | 645.16M | 523.92M | 350.11M | 0 |
| Asset Turnover | 0.09x | 0.10x | 0.16x | 0.31x | 0.61x | 0.50x | 0.55x | 0.29x | 0.35x | 0.47x | 0.35x | 0.28x | 0.26x | 0.18x | 0.11x | 0.29x | 0.38x | 0.21x | 0.16x | - |
| Asset Growth % | -18.52% | 0.43% | -13.58% | -2.2% | 127.12% | 169.84% | 3.15% | 40.52% | 14.18% | 14.02% | -0.63% | -6.94% | 16.38% | -25.25% | -7.08% | 36.16% | 23.14% | 49.65% | - | - |
| Total Current Liabilities | 425.74M | 497.83M | 521.24M | 836.43M | 736.54M | 550.5M | 284.13M | 445.15M | 149.85M | 216.51M | 249.75M | 275.39M | 396.07M | 299.12M | 260.31M | 217.84M | 165.2M | 142.67M | 154.32M | 47.54K |
| Accounts Payable | 118.89M | 129.66M | 26.45M | 92.88M | 81.88M | 81.47M | 18.95M | 12.71M | 9.2M | 19.31M | 18.75M | 17.49M | 16.78M | 17.7M | 12.35M | 10.48M | 4.3M | 3.49M | 74.31M | 0 |
| Days Payables Outstanding | 45.51 | 58.92 | 7.77 | 24.44 | 24.89 | 51.13 | 15.67 | 17.19 | 16.49 | 33.67 | 46.02 | 44.18 | 43.98 | 47.81 | 36.26 | 22.54 | 11.51 | 18.42 | 1.4K | - |
| Short-Term Debt | 0 | 0 | 6.82M | 0 | 20.69M | 0 | 119.79M | 229.78M | 67.42M | 73.78M | 131.71M | 164.51M | 208.75M | 205.75M | 120.28M | 111.81M | 71.6M | 43.83M | 10.39M | 0 |
| Deferred Revenue (Current) | 68.74M | 0 | 37.19M | 148.98M | 121.99M | 202.96M | 37.78M | 33.03M | 10.21M | 16.69M | 7.52M | 8.18M | 7.31M | 13.22M | 29.4M | 26.06M | 41.12M | 63.75M | 81.51M | 0 |
| Other Current Liabilities | 32.08M | 368.17M | 2K | 518.91M | 0 | 0 | 4.44M | 5.04M | 36.09M | 99.4M | 67.19M | 66.46M | 115.3M | 70.58M | 50.56M | 45.65M | 39.8M | 38.05M | 59.27M | 0 |
| Current Ratio | 6.02x | 5.41x | 5.05x | 4.28x | 6.64x | 3.17x | 0.63x | 0.39x | 1.07x | 0.66x | 0.29x | 0.32x | 0.31x | 0.30x | 0.37x | 0.82x | 1.43x | 0.85x | 0.22x | - |
| Quick Ratio | 5.41x | 5.07x | 4.76x | 4.07x | 6.41x | 2.57x | 0.46x | 0.30x | 0.97x | 0.57x | 0.24x | 0.28x | 0.28x | 0.27x | 0.31x | 0.71x | 1.36x | 0.81x | 0.19x | - |
| Cash Conversion Cycle | 98.1 | 92.26 | 55.86 | 39.56 | 116.27 | 234.13 | 25.18 | 41.88 | 23.45 | 22.73 | 15.02 | 45.42 | 118.96 | 90.19 | 172.15 | 77.44 | 42.74 | 61.3 | -1.29K | - |
| Total Non-Current Liabilities | 23.84M | 31.39M | 39.14M | 142.15M | 252.95M | 129.32M | 156.09M | 189.05M | 179.94M | 137.74M | 135.23M | 143.8M | 107.3M | 173.75M | 215.12M | 208.61M | 83.54M | 200.76M | 124.73M | 0 |
| Long-Term Debt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 123.22M | 151.52M | 133.31M | 111.44M | 111.95M | 118.55M | 77.34M | 134.87M | 187.52M | 165.65M | 83M | 144.94M | 86.13M | 0 |
| Capital Lease Obligations | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77K | 175 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deferred Tax Liabilities | 0 | 0 | 544K | 10.15M | 80.54M | 16.73M | 3.46M | 6.37M | 1.19M | -24.15M | -23.28M | 626.97M | 0 | 0 | -25.35M | -12.06M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Non-Current Liabilities | 18.33M | 31.39M | 0 | 18.15M | 0 | 0 | 4.24M | 7.9M | 16.72M | 3M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.13M | 4.6M | 537.82K | 55.82M | 38.6M | 0 |
| Total Liabilities | 449.58M | 529.22M | 560.38M | 978.58M | 989.49M | 679.82M | 440.23M | 634.2M | 329.8M | 354.25M | 384.98M | 419.2M | 503.36M | 472.87M | 475.43M | 426.45M | 248.74M | 343.43M | 279.05M | 47.54K |
| Total Debt | 0 | 0 | 6.82M | 0 | 20.69M | 0 | 243.09M | 381.46M | 200.73M | 229.76M | 243.66M | 262.64M | 286.08M | 255.31M | 329.13M | 277.45M | 154.6M | 188.76M | 96.52M | 0 |
| Net Debt | -559.42M | -980.29M | -999.71M | -3.04B | -3.48B | -723.77M | 166.49M | 329.62M | 135.31M | 169.09M | 227.67M | 248.15M | 279.01M | 247.48M | 322.46M | 184.75M | -49.03M | 107.35M | 93.22M | 0 |
| Debt / Equity | 0.00x | - | 0.00x | - | 0.00x | - | 0.30x | 0.67x | 0.38x | 0.58x | 0.90x | 1.09x | 1.38x | 1.86x | 0.97x | 0.61x | 0.39x | 1.05x | 1.36x | - |
| Debt / EBITDA | -0.00x | - | - | - | 0.01x | - | 0.95x | 4.02x | 1.93x | 1.47x | 2.45x | 4.56x | 4.76x | - | - | 3.52x | 1.25x | 3.59x | 2.76x | - |
| Net Debt / EBITDA | 4.37x | - | - | -3.26x | -1.11x | -0.64x | 0.65x | 3.47x | 1.30x | 1.08x | 2.29x | 4.31x | 4.65x | - | - | 2.34x | -0.40x | 2.04x | 2.66x | - |
| Interest Coverage | - | - | - | - | - | 51.33x | 7.05x | 4.57x | 7.86x | 7.90x | 4.82x | 2.08x | 2.06x | -10.36x | -5.68x | 5.46x | 9.68x | 5.67x | 7.06x | - |
| Total Equity | 5.89B | 5.92B | 5.86B | 6.45B | 6.6B | 2.66B | 798.91M | 567.16M | 525.13M | 394.53M | 271.73M | 241.66M | 206.77M | 137.33M | 340.88M | 452.03M | 396.42M | 180.49M | 71.05M | -47.54K |
| Equity Growth % | -11.28% | 1% | -9.16% | -2.37% | 147.94% | 233.43% | 40.86% | 8% | 33.1% | 45.19% | 12.45% | 16.87% | 50.57% | -59.71% | -24.59% | 14.03% | 119.63% | 154.02% | 149552.88% | - |
| Book Value per Share | 87.04 | 87.59 | 88.54 | 86.02 | 85.45 | 34.71 | 10.65 | 8.10 | 8.07 | 7.23 | 5.13 | 4.62 | 4.89 | 3.97 | 9.70 | 64.31 | 70.42 | 43.32 | 13.69 | -0.01 |
| Total Shareholders' Equity | 4.39B | 4.41B | 4.36B | 4.76B | 4.81B | 2.16B | 767.12M | 566.64M | 525.13M | 391.74M | 270.1M | 240.35M | 206.77M | 137.33M | 202.11M | 311.18M | 263.48M | 52.5M | 22.04M | -47.54K |
| Common Stock | 0 | 4.41B | 42K | 41K | 40K | 38K | 37K | 35K | 33K | 27K | 27K | 26K | 22K | 17K | 18K | 18K | 18K | 10K | 10K | 10K |
| Retained Earnings | 0 | 0 | 2.98B | 3.33B | 2.9B | 1.08B | 330.12M | 200.92M | 171.4M | 133.27M | 40.43M | -3.06M | -16.02M | -32.67M | 38.28M | 150.21M | 116.88M | 51.61M | 21.48M | -47.54K |
| Treasury Stock | 0 | 0 | -617.61M | -612.61M | -126.68M | -1.75M | -1.75M | -1.75M | -1.75M | -1.75M | -1.75M | -1.75M | -398.67K | -398.67K | -494.93K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Accumulated OCI | 0 | 0 | -413.21M | -294M | -176.03M | 67.77M | 26.27M | -19.94M | -13.23M | 13.11M | -8.72M | 8.78M | 20.04M | 23.7M | 19.55M | 18.44M | 6.28M | 617.3K | 564.15K | 0 |
| Minority Interest | 1.5B | 1.51B | 1.5B | 1.69B | 1.8B | 501.87M | 31.79M | 515K | 0 | 2.79M | 1.63M | 1.3M | 0 | 0 | 138.77M | 140.85M | 132.94M | 128M | 49.01M | 0 |
Polysilicon price collapse
As reported in recent financial filings, Daqo New Energy's cash reserves have declined from $3.0 billion in 2023Q4 to $559.4 million by 2026Q1, signaling a rapid depletion of the balance sheet buffer as the company navigates a severe and prolonged industry-wide polysilicon pricing trough.
The trajectory of the balance sheet reflects a transition from a period of capital accumulation to one of defensive preservation. Investors should monitor whether the current rate of cash consumption necessitates a shift in capital allocation strategy to protect the remaining liquidity runway.
Based on the company's latest quarterly data, net property, plant, and equipment remains elevated at $3.4 billion, which, according to industry standards, warrants further investigation into potential impairment risks given the current negative gross margins and the ongoing shift toward newer, more efficient production technologies.
The heavy concentration of assets in Siemens-process manufacturing facilities suggests a high degree of operational rigidity. If the industry continues to favor alternative production methods, the carrying value of these assets may become increasingly difficult to justify, potentially leading to significant non-cash write-downs.
According to the 2026Q1 balance sheet, the company maintains a current ratio of 6.02, which, while appearing robust on the surface, may be misleading as it reflects a significant contraction in current liabilities rather than an improvement in the underlying cash-generating capacity of the business.
While the liquidity position appears adequate to cover short-term obligations, the rapid decline in cash balances suggests that the company is effectively funding its operational deficits through its existing reserves. This reliance on cash-on-hand to bridge the gap between production costs and market prices is unsustainable in the long term.
As indicated by the provided financial statements, deferred revenue has plummeted from $262.8 million in 2023Q4 to $29.1 million in 2026Q1, suggesting a significant reduction in forward visibility and a potential weakening of the company's order book in the current commodity price environment.
The collapse in deferred revenue is a critical indicator that the company's ability to secure pre-paid orders has diminished significantly. This trend implies that the market for high-purity polysilicon is becoming increasingly transactional, leaving the company more exposed to the volatility of spot market pricing.
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying DQ stock.
As of 2025, Daqo New Energy Corp. (DQ) had total assets of $6.45B including $2.69B in current assets.
Daqo New Energy Corp. (DQ) carries total debt of $0.0M, offset by $2.07B in cash and short-term investments. Comparing total debt to cash helps evaluate the company's debt burden and net leverage.
Daqo New Energy Corp. (DQ) has total shareholders' equity (book value) of $4.41B ($87.59 book value per share). Book value represents the net worth of the company belonging to common stock holders.
Daqo New Energy Corp. (DQ) reported a current ratio of 5.41x. A current ratio above 1.0x indicates that the company has more current assets than current liabilities, suggesting sufficient short-term liquidity.